Jeffrey Rich, Tenor

Jeffrey began his musical career in Durham, N.C. as a solosit with the Duke University Colleguim under the direction of Jan Hurlinger in 1981. He sang with the group for ten years under the directorship of Margaret Johnston and John Taylor and later with Robert Hill performing works by Schein, Scheidt, Schuetz, Monteverdi, Bach, and others.

His solo appearances include faculty concerts at the Baroque Performance Institute in Oberlin, Ohio, in works by Henry Purcell, Bach, and Luois-Nicolas Clerambault. Most recently he was principal tenor soloist in the Institute's faculty production of Claudio Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610. In November of 1998 he appeared with Apollo's Fire and the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra in their production and recording of the Vespers. Other solo appearances include productions with the Durham Civic Choral Society under the direction of Rodney Wynkoop in works by Karl Orff and Maurice Charpentier.